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Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Emily Harriet Grace SOPER (1885 - 1958) Margaret Ann SOPER (1887 - 1955) Samuel SOPER (1890 - 1968) William Francis SOPER (1892 - 1892) Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER (1895 - 1929) Henry George SOPER (1897 - 1968) Olivia Pearl SOPER (1900 - 1988) Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER (1902 - 1984) Herbert Cecil SOPER (1908 - 1989)	Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930) + Samuel SOPER (1862 - 1926)	Hugh GUNN
		Catherine KEENAGHAN

b. 1867 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

m. 20 Aug 1884 Samuel SOPER (1862 - 1926) at Queensland, Australia

d. 08 Dec 1930 at Home Hill, Queensland, Australia aged 63

Near Relatives of Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Samuel SOPER	1827	Hatherleigh, Devon, England	1906	Okehampton, Devonshire	79
Mother in Law	Grace (HEMMANT) HAMMETT	abt 1829	Merton, Devon, England	1905	Okehampton, Devonshire	76
Father	Hugh GUNN
Mother	Catherine KEENAGHAN
Self	Margaret Ann GUNN	1867	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	08 Dec 1930	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	63
Husband	Samuel SOPER	1862	Okehampton, Devonshire	20 Jun 1926	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	64
Daughter	Emily Harriet Grace SOPER	17 Jul 1885	Queensland, Australia	21 Nov 1958	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Daughter	Margaret Ann SOPER	1887	Queensland, Australia	1955	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	68
Son	Samuel SOPER	1890	Queensland, Australia	1968	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	78
Son	William Francis SOPER	1892	Queensland, Australia	08 Oct 1892	Queensland, Australia	0
Daughter	Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER	1895	Queensland, Australia	1929	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	34
Son	Henry George SOPER	1897	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	71
Daughter	Olivia Pearl SOPER	1900	Queensland, Australia	1988	Janelli, New South Wales, Australia	88
Son	Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER	29 Jun 1902	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1984	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	82
Son	Herbert Cecil SOPER	1908	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1989	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	81
Sister	Mary GUNN	abt 1861
Son in Law	Arthur Wellesley COWLEY	1876	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	01 May 1955	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Son in Law	Percy Gleyre Roquerbre DUTTON			1967	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Elizabeth (Lizzie) FITZGERALD	1891	Queensland, Australia	1959	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	68
Son in Law	Walter Charles CORNISH	1891	Queensland, Australia	1974	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	83
Daughter in Law	Mary Isabella CARMEN
Son in Law	Harry Knud LOWE			1988	New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law	Myrtle Anna CORNISH	1904	Queensland, Australia	1997	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Daughter in Law	Ethel SIBSON	1910		1978	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	68
Grandson	Arthur Samuel COWLEY	1904	Queensland, Australia	1983	Queensland, Australia	79
Grandson	Percival Francis COWLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Grandson	Mervyn Cecil COWLEY	01 Jan 1918	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 May 1945	Queensland, Australia	27
Granddaughter	Marjorie May SOPER	1914	Queensland, Australia	1971	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Grandson	Samuel Thomas Stanley SOPER	1915	Queensland, Australia	1968	Queensland, Australia	53
Grandson	Cyril Francis Owen SOPER	1917	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	1949	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	32
Granddaughter	Florence Olivia Grace (Olga) SOPER	1920	Queensland, Australia	2009		89
Grandson	Walter Richard Samuel CORNISH			1942	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Mary Grace SOPER	16 Jun 1886	Queensland, Australia	12 May 1979	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	92
Nephew	John SOPER	1888	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	02 Jul 1971	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Niece	Sarah Jane SOPER	1892	Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1982	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	90
Nephew	William George SOPER	25 Mar 1894	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 Sep 1985	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	91
Niece	Ellen SOPER	1897	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Ethel SOPER	1899	Queensland, Australia	26 Apr 1970	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	71
Niece	Emily Margaret SOPER	1903	Queensland, Australia	1903	Queensland, Australia	0
Nephew	Henry Samuel SOPER	1904	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	22 Sep 1987	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Nephew	Herbert Francis SOPER	1906	Queensland, Australia	22 Feb 1976	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	70
Nephew	Arthur Frederick SOPER	27 May 1908	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	30 Jun 1979	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	71
Nephew	Walter James SOPER	1910	Queensland, Australia	16 Dec 1964	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	54
Sister in Law	Hannah SOPER	1852	Meeth, Devon, England	1907	Hatherleigh, Devon, England	55
Sister in Law	Anne SOPER	1853	Meeth, Devon, England
Sister in Law	Mary SOPER	1855	Meeth, Devon, England
Brother in Law	John SOPER	abt 1857	Meeth, Devon, England	16 Feb 1944	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	87
Sister in Law	Elizabeth SOPER	abt 1858	Meeth, Devon, England
Sister in Law	Grace SOPER	1860	Meeth, Devon, England
Brother in Law	William SOPER	1862	Meeth, Devon, England
Brother in Law	Henry SOPER	abt 1866	Meeth, Devon, England
Brother in Law	George SOPER	1870	Meeth, Devon, England

Events in Margaret Ann GUNN (1867 - 1930)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1867		Margaret Ann GUNN was born	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	Note 1
1883	16	Immigration	"Eastern Monarch" from Glasgow to Townsville	Note 2
20 Aug 1884	17	Married Samuel SOPER (aged 22)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
17 Jul 1885	18	Birth of daughter Emily Harriet Grace SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52
1887	20	Birth of daughter Margaret Ann SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1890	23	Birth of son Samuel SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52
1892	25	Birth of son William Francis SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52
08 Oct 1892	25	Death of son William Francis SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 8	52
1895	28	Birth of daughter Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	52
1897	30	Birth of son Henry George SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 10	52
1900	33	Birth of daughter Olivia Pearl SOPER	Queensland, Australia	Note 11	52
29 Jun 1902	35	Birth of son Ernest Arthur Frederick SOPER	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 12	52, 61
1903	36	Residence	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 13	37
1908	41	Birth of son Herbert Cecil SOPER	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 14	52
1908	41	Residence	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 15	37
1913	46	Residence	Selheim, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 16	37
1919	52	Residence	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 17	37
1925	58	Residence	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 18	37
20 Jun 1926	59	Death of husband Samuel SOPER (aged 64)	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 19	52, 59, 60
1929	62	Death of daughter Alice Elizabeth Florence SOPER (aged 34)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 20	52
1930	63	Burial	Home Hill Cemetery, Queensland, Australia	Note 21	90
1930	63	Residence	Ayr/Homehill, Queensland	Note 22	37
08 Dec 1930	63	Margaret Ann GUNN died	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 23	18, 59, 60

Note 1: Obit - died 1939 - age 63 = c 1867 also immigration records

Note 2: 24 Oct 1883 • Townsville, Herbert, Queensland, Australia Margaret Ann (18) arrived with her sister Mary who is 22 at Townsville aboard the Eastern Monarch as Free passengers.

Note 3: Reg No 1884/001792 - page 13979 20 Aug 1884 • Townsville, Queensland, Australia Samuel & Margaret Ann were married at St Jame's Church of England. Samuel's brother John and Margaret's sister Mary were the witnesses. Samuel Soper - bachelor - b Hatterleigh, Devonshire - brick maker - 22 - Samuel & Grace Margaret Annn Gunn - spinster - b Belfast, Ireland - 21 - Hugh and Catherine

Note 4: REg No 1885/000291 - page 13979 - 17 July 1885 - Samuel Soper and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 5: Reg No 1887/C10295 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 6: Ref No 1890/C12271 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 7: Reg No 1892/C7455 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 8: Reg No 1892/007455 - page 24606 - parents Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 9: Reg No 1895/C6269 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 10: Reg No 1897/C6493 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 11: Reg No 1900/C6377 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 12: REg No 1902/C6553 Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 13: SOPER Margaret - hd; Samuel - engine driver

Note 14: Reg No 1908/C6045 - Samuel and Margaret Ann Gunn

Note 15: SOPER Margaret - hd; Margaret Ann - hd; Samuel - engine driver

Note 16: SOPER Margaret - hd; Samuel - engine driver

Note 17: SOPER Margaret Ann - hd; Samuel - engine driver

Note 18: SOPER Ernest Arthur Frederick - farmer; Margaret Ann - hd; Samuel - engine driver

Note 19: Reg No 1926/003736 - page 1658 - Samuel Soper and Grace Hamilton? Burdekin cemetery records - Samuel Soper - age 64 - died 20/6/1926 - buried Home Hill 21/6/1926 Cairns Post 29 June 1926 MR. SAMUEL SOPER. Another, pioneer of the Lower Burdekin passed away when Mr. Samuel Soper breathed his last in Craigdhu Private Hospital, Ayr, at the age of 65 years, his ailment being heart trouble, from which he had been suffering for the past six months. Landing on the Burdekin in the early eighties the late Mr. Soper was one of the first men to grub a tree on the old Seaforth Plantation at the time of the erection of the mill bearing that name. For several years following the deceased carried out the trade of brickmaker at the various sugar mills then in the district, and upon the erection of Pioneer Mill was engaged as a fitter for some years, leaving that position to go to Selheim as an engineer at the smelting works. The late Mr. Soper took up a block of land on the Inkerman Resumption some 14 years ago, and successfully pursued the career of sugar farming at the time of his death. In 1914. the first year that Inkerman Mill crushed, the deceased was engaged as driver of the crushing engines. A widow and grown-up family of five sons and four daughters are left to mourn, being Messrs. S. Soper (Bowen), W. Soper (Sydney), Bert, Ernest and Henry Soper'. ((Burdekin), and Mesdames A. W Cowley, P. Dutton, H. Lowe and W. Cornish. The funeral, largely attended, left the Home Hill, station (the body being brought to Home Hill for interment) The service was; conducted by Rev.' Norman Michael, C. of E.

Note 20: Reg No 1929/B7257 - Samuel Soper and MArgaret Ann Gunn

Note 21: Margaret Ann Gunn Soper Birth 1868 Death 8 Dec 1930 (aged 61–62) Home Hill, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Burial Home Hill General Cemetery Home Hill, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Plot Grave Number/Niche: 142

Note 22: SOPER Ada Jean (McDesme) - hd; Arthur Frederick (McDesme) - labourer; Ellen Jessie (McDesme) - hd; Henry Samuel (McDesme) - labourer; Herbert Francis (McDesme) - labourer; Hilda Maude (McDesme) - hd; John (Harvest Home) - farmer; John jun (Harvest Home) - farmer; Margaret (Harvest Home) - hd; Margaret Ann (Home Hill)- hd; William George (Harvest Home) - farmer

Note 23: Burdekin cemetery records - Margaret Ann SOPER - age 62 - died 8/12/1930 - buried Home Hill 9/12/1930 Death registration: Margaret Ann Soper Death date: 08/12/1930 Mother's name: Catherine Keenaghan Father/parent's name: Hugh Gunn Registration details: 1930/C/3482 Townsville Daily Bulletin 18 Dec 1939 ….. passed away at the local hospital an old resident of Home Hill in the per ron of Mrs. Soper, at the age of 63 years. Born at Edinburgh, the de ceased lady came to Australia 48 years ago, and for her 48 years re sidence the Commonwealth, 17 were spent in Home Bill, where her hun band pre-deceased her some years ago. She leaves a grown up family of sons and daughters to mourn their sad loss.

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Death registration: Margaret Ann Soper Death date: 08/12/1930 Mother's name: Catherine Keenaghan Father/parent's name: Hugh Gunn Registration details: 1930/C/3482

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Reg No 1884/001792 - page 13979

59. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Burdekin Burial Register, Title: Burdekin Burial Register, Auth: Burdekin Shire Council

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Burdekin cemetery records - Margaret Ann SOPER - age 62 - died 8/12/1930 - buried Home Hill 9/12/1930

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 18 Dec 1939 ….. passed away at the local hospital an old resident of Home Hill in the per ron of Mrs. Soper, at the age of 63 years. Born at Edinburgh, the de ceased lady came to Australia 48 years ago, and for her 48 years re sidence the Commonwealth, 17 were spent in Home Bill, where her hun band pre-deceased her some years ago. She leaves a grown up family of sons and daughters to mourn their sad loss.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49785697/margaret-ann-soper (Burial)

- Notes: Margaret Ann Gunn Soper Birth 1868 Death 8 Dec 1930 (aged 61–62) Home Hill, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Burial Home Hill General Cemetery Home Hill, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Plot Grave Number/Niche: 142

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